Whodunit Column by Bruce Tierney

Edinburgh Detective Inspector John Rebus is one of the longest-running characters in modern-day crime fiction, thanks to the extraordinary writing skills of his creator, Scottish author Ian Rankin. Winner of the coveted Chandler-Fulbright award (funded by the estate of iconic mystery writer Raymond Chandler), Rankin has treated his readers to 18 years' worth of novels and short stories...

Whodunit Column by Bruce Tierney

YSTERY: WHODUNIT? Choosing a mystery is murder New mysteries arrive from old friends this month: Hope to Die, the latest in a long line of Matt Scudder novels from Lawrence Block; Strawman's Hammock, the new installment in the excellent Barrett Raines series from Darryl Wimberley; and The Falls, a moody, atmospheric Inspector Rebus novel from Scottish author Ian Rankin. The new millennium finds...